Skip to main content

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why trust us?

Man City vs Arsenal live stream: Can you watch for free?

First place in the Premier League is potentially on the line today, as Manchester City host league leaders Arsenal in a massive showdown. This is the final match of the season that features two of the three sides battling it out for the title, so it’s difficult to overstate the importance of this one.

No way you want to miss it. It’s kicking off very soon, at 11:30 a.m. ET, and will be televised on NBC in the United States. But if you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, there are a number of different ways you can watch a live stream.

Is There a Free Man City vs Arsenal Live Stream?

FuboTV app icon on Apple TV.
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends

If you live in the United States, you have three options for watching a live stream of NBC for free: Fubo‘s “Pro” plan, YouTube TV‘s “Base Plan” or DirecTV Stream‘s “Entertainment” plan. Each of these live-TV streaming services include NBC in most markets, and each of them come with a free trial.

That means you can sign up for any of those three services, watch Man City vs Arsenal on your computer, phone, tablet or connected-to-TV streaming device and then cancel your subscription before ever needing to pay anything.

Though all three are perfectly fine options, we would start with Fubo. Not only is the free trial seven days (compared to five for YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream), but it also has the match available in 4K (with a compatible device).

Watch Man City vs Arsenal on Peacock

Peacock TV logo on black background.
Peacock

Every Premier League match that is televised on NBC also streams live on Peacock.

While there isn’t a free trial, it’s just $6 per month or $60 for a year for the streaming service. And not only will you be able to watch Man City vs Arsenal today, but Peacock has every single Premier League match that isn’t televised on USA Network or CNBC. That equates to about half of all EPL games, which makes $6 per month look awfully cheap.

Additionally, while Peacock itself doesn’t offer a free trial, you can include the Peacock add-on if you sign up for a free five-day trial of DirecTV Stream. If you do this, you can then sign into the Peacock website or app with your DirecTV Stream credentials to watch the match. Note that this option is much more expensive long-term than Peacock by itself, but it’s a nice workaround if you simply want to watch today’s game at no cost.

Watch the Man City vs Arsenal Live Stream from Abroad

NordVPN app listing on Apple TV.
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends

Whether it’s Fubo, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream or Peacock, it’s going to block your access if you try to watch the match from outside of the United States. Unless you have a virtual private network (VPN), which can hide your IP address and get you around those pesky location restrictions.

NordVPN would be our recommendation, but there are plenty of good VPN’s out there that work with the aforementioned streaming services. You can take a look at our ranking of the best VPN services or the best VPN deals for some alternatives.

Editors' Recommendations

Tim Keeney
Tim is a long-time sports journalist who has written about everything from the NFL to more popular sports such as chess…
Man City vs Chelsea live stream: Can you watch for free?
watch this incredible fpv drone video of man citys stadium city

Ousted from Champions League action over the week, Manchester City turn their focus to a different trophy today when they take on Chelsea in the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley Stadium. City are unbeaten in their last eight matches against the Blues across all competition, but Chelsea have played the Premier League leaders tough this season, setting this one up as a potential thriller.

The match is about to kick off, at 12:15 p.m. ET. If you live in the United States, it will stream exclusively on ESPN+, which means you can't watch completely free. But it is cheap and well worth it. Here's everything you need to know.
Watch Man City vs Chelsea on ESPN+

Read more
NBA playoffs live stream 2024: Watch every game
watch bucks vs celtics live stream online milwaukee v boston

If you're someone who agrees that there are few things better in sports than postseason basketball, then you're going to enjoy the next two months. The regular season is over, and now we're on to the NBA playoffs, which offer an entirely different breed of physical, highly-intense, must-watch basketball.

Every game of the postseason will be televised on either ABC, ESPN, TNT or NBA TV. But if you don't have cable or don't have any of those channels, we've found a number of different ways you can watch the 2024 NBA playoffs streaming live online.
The Best Way to Watch the NBA Playoffs Live Stream

Read more
NHL playoffs live stream 2024: Watch every game
FLA Live Arena before Florida Panthers NHL game.

The 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have officially arrived. The Carolina Hurricanes are the oddsmakers' favorites to lift the trophy this year, but their recent postseason struggles combined with the parity at the top of the league--seven teams finished with between 109 and 114 points--makes this a potentially wide-open race.

In the United States, every NHL playoff game will be televised nationally on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT or TBS. But if you don't have cable or you're looking to cut the cord, we've found several ways you can watch a live stream of the NHL playoffs online.
The Best Way to Watch the NHL Playoffs Live Stream

Read more